Stereochemistry of the Epoxidation Reaction

Stereochemistry of the Epoxidation Reaction. The stereochemistry of the ethylene epoxidation reaction has been studied using cis- and trans- dideuterio-ethylene. The retention of configuration was found to be either 70% or about 55%, implying that at least partial rotation is possible at some 

Congress on Catalysis , London, 1976, The Chemical Society, London, 1977, Vol. 1, p. 336. 

Numabe, T. Kanazuka, and H. Kano, Bull. Jap. Petrol. Inst., 1973, 15, 

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